48 h. ago Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark

Kipyegon runs final 300m in 44 seconds to set recordChebet is first woman to run 5,000m inside 14 minutesFaith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene.On a day where the women’s 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36 sec. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls agonisingly short of becoming first woman to break four

The Kenyan aimed to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes

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1 week ago Inside Nike's Breaking4 as Faith Kipyegon looks to go where no woman has before

Faith Kipyegon will look to become the first woman to break four minutes for a mile in Paris tonight, helped by her sponsor's full box of science and innovation tricks

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1 week ago Nike PR stunt or giant leap forward? Faith Kipyegon aims to make history

Three-time Olympic champion hopes to become first woman to crack four-minute mile, but odds are against herJust before 8pm local time in Paris on Thursday, Faith Kipyegon will play her favourite pre-race song, Shakira’s Try Everything, to pump her up. Then, after listening to the hit from Zootropolis, she will try to chase down the impossible.The 31-year-old from Kenya is already a three-time Olympic champion, the world mile record holder, and arguably the greatest female middle-distance runner in history. And now she intends a spectacular encore, by becoming the first woman to crash through the four-minute mile barrier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon tries to become 1st woman to break 4

Faith Kipyegon’s already a three-time Olympic 1,500-meter champion

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3 w. ago Skinsuits, superspikes and a sticky headband: how Faith Kipyegon hopes to run sub

Kenya’s Olympic champion, backed by Nike’s sports scientists, is striving for the perfect formula to set a new world recordEight seconds. It’s barely enough time for most people to tie their shoelaces. But when you are Faith Kipyegon, and you’re trying to become the first woman to shatter the four-minute mile barrier, those eight seconds constitute a chasm.But now we know how the 31-year-old Kenyan, who set the mile world record of 4 mins 7.64 secs in 2023, intends to close the gap and emulate Sir Roger Bannister’s historic feat. Continue reading...

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